Print

One of a series of popular prints on paper of Chinese deities from peasant cults. These types of prints were made using double sided wood blocks. A thin line of separation can be seen about halfway down the print showing the size of the block. The print depicts Lu Dongbin (吕洞宾) also known as Chunyang (純陽), Patron of Druggists and Physicians. (His long title,恊天縂聖執掌雷部純陽孚佑帝君, says that he belongs to the Department of Thunder, meaning he is especially magically potent.) This particular print is smaller than the others in the collection and includes a border that would have been made to increase the overall size of the image while only using a smaller block for the central figure.